Roadside memorials to accident victims are often seen around Harvey County and around the country, placed as a loving tribute by family and friends. Local historian and author Darren McMannis will speak about roadside crosses, and the stories behind them, in a program at Newton Public Library, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19. McMannis recently published…
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Newton resident Kay Self is displaying her collection of official White House Christmas ornaments at Newton Public Library. Self’s collection started in 1994, when she and her seven-year-old daughter took a train trip to Los Angeles. “Along the way, we had the pleasure of meeting Bob and Fred, two widowed, retired brothers from Ohio, who…
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Internet browsers such as Chrome, Firefox and Safari fulfill a basic function: Type in the address of a website, and its content appears on your computer or mobile device. But modern browsers are capable of doing much more. At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, Newton Public Library’s resident tech expert, Nathan Carr, will highlight…
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Exciting new book and DVD titles arrive at Newton Public Library almost every week. Here are a few that are being processed and will hit our shelves soon. Click the titles to be linked directly to their entries in our online catalog, where you can see availability and/or place a hold. You can also stop…
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From the City of Newton: In two community meetings held last week at the Newton Public Library, attendees said the Newton Public Library’s current location in Military Park is their top site for a proposed new library. The City-owned property at 320 N. Main (the old south Dillons) was the second choice. In both meetings,…
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Exciting new book and DVD titles arrive at Newton Public Library almost every week. Here are a few that will be hitting our shelves soon. Visit our online catalog, stop in, or give us a call at 316-283-2890 to check availability or place a hold!
Here are a few of the newest items available at Newton Public Library. Visit our online catalog, stop in, or give us a call at 316-283-2890 to check availability or place a hold!
On June 1, Sean Tomlinson said goodbye to his family and hit the open road. He spent the next 10 days driving around the American Southwest, taking photos of some of the world’s most striking scenery. In “A Photo Trip to the Desert,” 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Newton Public Library, Tomlinson will…
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In 1919, John Schroeder and his four older sisters, all orphans, boarded a train in Pennsylvania. When the siblings disembarked at the station in Newton, they were at the start of new, uncertain lives. They were among more than 200,000 orphaned children who rode the rails to escape crowded cities on the East Coast, hoping…
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Newton neighbors have been checking these books out at the public library. Stop in or use our online catalog to check availability and place holds!